The remote host is missing an update to kofficeannounced via advisory USN-603-2.

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTSUbuntu 6.10Ubuntu 7.04Ubuntu 7.10

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

Details follow:

USN-603-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. This update provides thecorresponding updates for KWord, part of KOffice.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the poppler PDF library did not correctly handle certain malformed embedded fonts. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a malicious PDF, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Solution:The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: kword 1:1.5.0-0ubuntu9.4

Ubuntu 6.10: kword 1:1.5.2-0ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 7.04: kword 1:1.6.2-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 7.10: kword 1:1.6.3-0ubuntu5.2

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart KWord to effectthe necessary changes.